Spare-tire holder.



W. P. HAMMOND.

SPARE TIRE HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED NQV. 26.1915.

Pdtented Apr. 24,1917.

INVEiYTgIi I ITED sTAT-Es iLLiAM P. HAMMOND, or PAssAIo, NEWJERSEY.

SPARE-TIRE HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr-.241, 1917.

application filed November 26, 1915. Serial No. 63,364.

To e13 whom it may; cancer-n:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM P. HAM- More), e citizen of the United States, residing at Passoic, in the county of Passei'c and State of New Jersey, have invented certain I bile, showing the invention as clnpioyml ior new and useful, Improvements in Spareiire Holders, of which the following-is a specification. I o a The preeent invention reietesto certain new end useful improven'lents in spare tire holders for automobiles, end has for its ob -ject to provide a novel device by means of Wvhich a second spare tire can be readily secured to it firstspare tire, thereby enabling amotorist to support two spare tires upon a. tire holder eonstrncteclto receive but a single spare tire. i

' Further ohjects oi the invention are to I provide a device of this character which is 0 coii peratively simple and. inexpensive in its construction, which edmits oi the second spare tire being readily mounted in position or removed. therefrom, which can be easily carried in a tool box when there is no need for carrying a, second spare tire, and which provides for lockiii'gthe second tire in position so that it secure against theft.

With these and other objects in View, the

invention. conei'stsin certain novel combina tions and arrangements of the parts as will more fully mine-er the description proceede the novel features thereof heing'point ed. out in the appended cleiz'ns.

For a full understanding of the invena hon, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drewingyin which I have lilustretedlone preferable em bochment oi IYlYlHVBRtlOH.

Figure 1 is ezfragmentery side elevation of .the rear end of on automobile showing the device as employed for securing a sco- 0nd spare tire to a spare wheel carried at the rear of the automobile,

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view through the running in rd of on automosecuring it secohcl spore tire to a first spare tire carried by the ordinary tire holder of the runimig hoard. r

through a pair of mounted upondo 1 mountable rims said tires being clamped together by the holder.

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of one Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated inaall the views of the drewing by the same reference characters. n I

The ordinary tire holders with which automobiles are equipped are usually constructed to carry but a single tire, and the object of the present invention is to provide a novel clamping means for securing a, second spare tire to the first spare tire, so that two spare tirescen be readily carried with out necessitating any change or-alteretion of the original tire holder. For this pnr -pose a, number of novel clamping members are utilized for securing tire to the rim of the first spare tire. Each of these clamping devices includes at pair of complementel claws 1 end2 which .ere adjustebly connected by the clamping bolt 3. The claw 1 4c of the first spare tire 5 and is constructed with e shank 1 which fits squarely against the inner surface of the rim 4 so as tool tain a firm bearing thereon. An internally threaded sleeve 6 which is preferably integral with theshank 1* projects from the heck of the shank at the is longitudinally disposed so as to receii e'the threaded end 3 of the clamping bolt 3. The opposite clamping claw Q is somewhat-similar in constrnction to'thecicw 1, being? adopted to engage the rim 7 of the secondspare tire 8, and being formed with a shank 2 whichfits squarely against the inner surface of therim 7. Pro jectiiig rcorwardly from the shank 2 is alongitudinally disposed sleeve 9 through which the clamping bolt 3 extends, said Sleeve!) heingloceted at the outer end of the claw 2 so thatthe extremity thereofthe second spare is adapted to engage the rim end thereof and upon the shank be conveniently grasped by the fingers when screwing or unscrewing the bolt, and one side of the head at the base ithereof is pro vided with a laterally pro ecting eye 11 adapted to he rotated into registry with eperforeted ear l2 projecting from the end of the sleeve 9. The shackle of an. ordinary ing a second spare tire to the rim of a first spare tire, regardless of the particular coir struction of tire holder which is employed for supporting-the first spare tire in position. In Fig. l the first spare tire 5 is I shown as mounted at the rear end of the automobile body upon a conventional form of support 14, while in Fig. 2 the first sparetire 5 is shown as mounted upon the running board 15 by an ordinary form of tire holder 16. The second spare tire 8 is mounted upon the rim of the first spare tire and clamped tightly against the first spare tire sothat it is held securely in position and there is no looseness or play 'to cause rattling. The use I of the padlock l3 renders it impossible for the second spare tire to be stolen or for the clamping screw to work loose, although the spare tire can be readily removed at any time when it may be desired to use the same. When there is no occasion to carry a second spare tire the clamping members can be easily carried'in the tool box, as they occupy but a small amount of space.

While I have chosen to illustrate my invention as applied to demountable rims carrying spare tires, it is obvious that my invention may to equal' advanta be used for supporting demountable whee s carrying spare tires, and when so used the clamping j devices straddle the wheel fellies between the spokes thereof and cooperatdwith the rims or'fellies, as desired. 0

-VVhile I have illustrated one specific forfn of clamping device in which my invention may find embodiment I do not wish tobe limited to the exact details of construction so illustrated and described as changes may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention, as defined by the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:--

1. A device for supporting a second spare tire from the rim of a-first spare tine,in--

eluding clamping means tor engaging the A BEST AVAILABLE CC;

rims only of the tires and fastening them together, and locking means for holding the clamping means in position. I

2. A device for supporting a second spare tire from the rim of a first spare tire, including complemental clamping claws adapted to engage the rims of the two tires, a member admstably --connecting the clamping claws, and locking means cooperating wit the member to )revent theft of the tire.

3. A device or supporting a second spare tire from the rim of a first spare tire, including complemental clamping clawsjdapted to engage the rims of the two time, and formed with sleeves one of which is internally threaded, and a member extending through the sleeves and threaded for'cooperation with the internally threaded sleeve to draw the two tires tightly together.

4. A device for supporting a seconds re tire from the rim ofa firstspare tire, inc uding cooperating clamping claws adapted to en age the rims of the two tires and rovi ed with sleeves, a bolt member exten ing through the sleeves, said bolt member having a threaded engagement with one of the sleeves and terminating in a head which bears against the opposite sleeve, and looking means to prevent the bolt membervfrol'n working 11 5. A I pace for supporting a second: in tire from the rim of a first spare tire, in ading coodtrating clamping c aws constructedto engage the rims of the two 15*. d formed with shanks fitting a ainst r re inner one end thereof in engagement with the'interiorly threaded sleeve while the opposite end thereof terminates in a head whic bears against the endof the other sleeve, said heed tated into registry'with the j of the sleeve, and a pad ock opted to on- It against working 1000a,};

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surfaces of the rims, each 0 the shanks bebeing formed'with an-eye'adapted where outed ear", i

199 Egge the eye and perforated ur to'lock 

